Boys basketball Top 20: Hudson Catholic moves to No. 8

There was a bit of a shakeup in the Top 20 this week, but not among the top 10, which remains intact.

St. Anthony, of course, leads the way with an 11-0 mark. The top 20 is reflective of games played through Sunday, so the Friars are actually 12-0 with a 45-game winning streak after posting a 60-48 victory over Miller Grove on Monday at the Spalding Hoop Classic in Massachusetts.

No. 6 Trenton Catholic suffered a 48-45 loss to Trent International of Texas at home on Monday, but it probably wouldn't have mattered ranking-wise since I don't generally penalize teams for losing to teams out of state.

No. 8 Hudson Catholic had a scare from once-ranked, now-unranked Roselle Catholic on Monday, needing a bucket by Micheal Young with .1 seconds remaining to win by two at a showcase at Paterson Eastside.

St. Patrick remains at No. 9, followed by No. 10 Linden. Those two will square off for the second time in three weeks tonight (Tuesday) at Johnson in Clark at 7 p.m. St. Pat's won by six in Linden on Jan. 3.

The bottom 10 is a different story. St. Peter's Prep went from No. 19 to unranked after scoring just 21 points in a loss to St. Anthony on Saturday. So how did it respond two days later? St. Peter's picked off Newark Tech by 17, a Newark Tech team which appears at No. 14.

Guard Trevis Wyche made his season debut for St. Peter's and recorded 10 points and 12 assists.

Elsewhere, Jackson, St. Augustine, Cherry Hill East, St. Peter's Prep and DePaul all exited the Top 20 and have been replaced by Bishop Eustace, Neptune, Bridgewater, Trenton and Willingboro.

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Boys Basketball: St. Anthony defeats St. Peter's PrepSt. Anthony defeated St. Peter's Prep 61-21 at the Dan Finn Classic at the Jersey City Armory. Jerome Frink was one of four St. Anthony players to score in the double digits with 13 points. (Video by Adya Beasley / The Star-Ledger)